July 04, 2014 "ICH" - A person might think that revulsion in “the world community” against Washington’s wanton slaughter of civilians in eight countries would have led to War Crimes Tribunal warrants issued for the arrest of presidents Clinton, Bush, Obama and many officials in their regimes. But the vocal part of “the world community”–the West–has become inured to Washington’s crimes against humanity and doesn’t bother to protest. Indeed, many of these governments are complicit in Washington’s crimes, and there could just as well be arrest warrants for members of European governments.
The one exception is Russia. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation has published a White Book on violations of human rights and the rule of law in Ukraine. Propagandized Americans think that all the violations in Ukraine are made by Russians. The White Book carefully and accurately documents reported violations that occurred in Ukraine for four months from December 2013 through March 2014.

The White Book is available here: You will not hear much or anything about it from the presstitute US media, and it is unlikely to receive much coverage in Europe. The facts are so greatly at odds with the West’s position that the White Book is a huge embarrassment to the West.

The slaughter of Ukrainians on Washington’s orders by Washington’s stooge government in Kiev has worsened considerably in the past three months, producing more than 100,000 Ukrainian refugees fleeing into Russia for protection from strikes against civilian housing from the air, artillery, and tanks.

Every effort by the Russian government to involve Washington, the European Union, and Kiev in negotiations to find a peaceful settlement has failed.

Washington is not interested in a settlement. Disturbed by its NATO vassals’ dependence on Russian energy and the growing economic relationships between Russia and Europe, Washington is at work through its Kiev proxy murdering citizens in eastern and southern parts of present-day Ukraine that once were part of Russia. Washington has declared these civilians to be “terrorists” and is trying to force Russia to intervene militarily in order to protect them. Russia’s protective intervention would then be denounced by Washington as “invasion and annexation.” Washington would use this propaganda, which would blare from the Western media, to pressure Europe to support Washington’s sanctions against Russia. The sanctions would effectively destroy the existing economic relationships between Russia and Europe.

Washington has not had success in imposing sanctions, because, although Washington’s European vassals, such as Merkel, are willing, business interests in Germany, France, and Italy stand opposed. Washington is hoping that by forcing Russia to act, Washington can sufficiently demonize Russia and silence the European business interests with propaganda.

To counter Washington’s ploy, Putin had the Russian Duma rescind his authority to send Russian forces into Ukraine. Unlike the American presidents Clinton, Bush, and Obama, Putin does not claim the authority to use military forces without permission from the legislature.

Washington’s response to Putin’s stand down is to increase the slaughter of civilians, all the while denying that any such slaughter is occurring. Washington is determined not to acknowledge the existence of a slaughter for which it is responsible, although everyone knows that Kiev would not dare to take on Russia without Washington’s backing.

Putin’s bet is that European business interests will prevail over Washington’s European lap dogs. This is a hopeful and optimistic bet, but Washington is already at work to threaten and to undermine the resistance of European business interests. Using concocted charges, Washington has stolen $9 billion from France’s largest bank for doing business with countries disapproved by Washington. This was Washington’s warning to European business to comply with Washington’s sanctions. Washington even told France that the fine would be rescinded or reduced if France broke its contract with Russia to supply two helicopter carriers. Other such moves against European businesses are in the works. The purpose is to intimidate European businesses from opposing sanctions against Russia.

Washington’s arrogance that Washington can decide with whom a French bank can do business is astonishing. It is even more astonishing that France and the bank would accept such arrogance and infringement of France’s sovereignty. France’s acceptance of Washington’s hegemony shows that one risk in Putin’s bet is that the bet assumes European business interests can prevail over Washington’s strategic interest.

Another risk in Putin’s bet is that by standing down and tolerating Washington’s slaughter of civilians, Putin is becoming complicit in Washington’s crimes against humanity. The longer the slaughter goes on, the more complicit the Russian government becomes. Moreover, the passage of time allows Kiev to increase its forces and NATO to supply these forces with more deadly weapons. A Russian intervention, which previously would have met with easy success, becomes more costly and more drawn out as Kiev’s forces increase.

Washington’s puppet in Kiev has made it clear that he is not going to accommodate any Russian interests or any opposition of Ukrainian provinces to the radical anti-Russian policies of Washington’s stooge government. As Washington acknowledges no responsibility whatsoever for the situation, how long can Putin wait for Merkel or Hollande to break ranks with Washington?

Putin’s alternative is to come to the defense of the Ukrainians who are being attacked. Putin could accept the requests of the rebellious provinces to rejoin Russia as he did with Crimea, declare Washington’s stooge, Petro Poroshenko, to be a war criminal and issue a warrant for his arrest, and send in the Russian military to face down the forces sent by Kiev.

Outside the West, this would establish Putin as a defender of human rights. Inside the West it would make it completely clear to Washington’s European vassals that the consequence of their alignment with Washington is that they will be drawn into war with Russia and, likely, also with China. Europeans have nothing to gain from these wars.

Sooner than later Putin needs to realize that his reasonableness is not reciprocated by Washington. Washington is taking advantage of Putin’s reasonableness, and Washington is pushing Russia harder.

Putin has done what he can to avoid conflict. Now he needs to do the right thing, as he did in Georgia and Crimea.

Paul Craig Roberts was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy and associate editor of the Wall Street Journal. He was columnist for Business Week, Scripps Howard News Service, and Creators Syndicate. He has had many university appointments. His internet columns have attracted a worldwide following. Roberts' latest books are The Failure of Laissez Faire Capitalism and Economic Dissolution of the West and How America Was Lost.

Appelbaum sums it up: “As Russian (and Eastern European) history well demonstrates, it isn’t always necessary to kill millions of people to frighten all the others: A few choice assassinations, in the right time and place, usually suffice. Since the arrest of oil magnate Mikhail Khodorkovsky in 2003, no other Russian oligarchs have attempted even to sound politically independent. After the assassination of Politkovskaya on Saturday, it’s hard to imagine many Russian journalists following in her footsteps to Grozny either.”

Gaffney's adoration of this batshiit crazy, troofer, speaks volumes about Gaffney himself and explains his 'parroting' of topics he really doesn't understand.

Paul Craig Roberts: Truther as Patriot

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Roberts’ name now graces the mastheads of institutions such as the conspiracist Centre for Research on Globalisation (about which you can read here), the racist, anti-immigrant website Vdare, and the bizarre
hate-site Veterans Today (which, despite its innocuous-sounding name focuses on weird conspiracy theories and extremist politics, including
neo-Nazi propaganda). Roberts’ columns can also be found at Alex Jones’ Infowars, Iran’s state-run Press TV, the racist blog Truthseeker, and the website of the Ron Unz Foundation, as well as a large number of other
websites of this type. Posted on his website are scores of videos of interviews with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, and scores more of his
appearances on Iran’s state-run English language propaganda station Press TV. Roberts has also been interviewed several times on the radio program
of the white supremacist group Council of Conservative Citizens, formerly the White Citizens’ Council.

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At Roberts’ own website, you currently can read columns by Diana Johnstone, John Pilger and “Israel Shamir” (the pseudonym for a disinformation writer with roots in Russia’s far-right), all of whose columns
can be found alongside Roberts at innumerable websites which form a sort of anti-US echo chamber. Roberts also uses his website to post bizarre, anonymously written pieces of unknown provenance such as a recent one
entitled “Israel Moves to Take Over the Federal Reserve“.

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He says the US is on the verge of complete economic collapse. He says that “the US is a puppet government of Israel”. He criticizes the Federal Reserve system and praises the gold standard. He praises Russia’s economy and
advises Obama to follow Putin’s economic advice. He predicts “the dollar’s demise”. He warns that “the US is driving the world to a nuclear war”. He decries the Federal Reserve’s “bias against the gold standard”, saying it
proves that “the crooks run the Fed”

For a guy who seems to try so hard to understand the truth it's mind blowing that even gaffo has fallen for Putin's paid propaganda machine.

The latest real news is Ukraine forces aka ATO have driven the russian military out of their stronghold Slovyansk. They have controlled that town for a few months now. They moved their headquarters to Kromatorsk. I've read numerous reports that russian troops are starting to refuse to fight and want to go back home but Moscow will not let them back through the border. Many of them have family/friends in Ukraine and don't want to fight or be killed. The russian troops are getting killed by the hundreds per day now as Ukraine has finally taken the gloves off after Putin refused to honor the cease fire. Locals who were not fighting before are now taking up arms killing Russian troops as they walk the streets. There is a reason Ukraine has survived for going on 1,000 years now. The people there are hardcore. Farmers have gone so far as to pitch fork russian terrorists to death who came to their farms to steal food.

I've heard some rumors Canada may step up to the plate and send supplies and fighter jets. Canada has a huge Ukrainian population and is very sympathetic to the terror russia causing in Ukraine.

I don't find it "mind blowing" in the slightest. Der gaffen-fuehrer has no interest in the truth at all when it contradicts his sick beliefs - that the Jews are the source of all evil.

What I've seen in my 14 years here is we may not all agree politically but it's clear that Gaffo has isolated himself here much like Putin has done on the world stage. I certainly understand why some European countries aren't too excited about taking on russia in a war since their economies are so reliant on russia for gas. However, there are no leaders around the world accusing the United States of creating the situation in Ukraine. It's pure russian BS.

In order for Putin to be a dictator and stay in power he needs to create the perception that Russia is threatened by the United States and Ukraine. I have friends in russia via Facebook and they all know its BS but people are simply too afraid to speak out for fear of the black van coming for them.

Eventually it will unravel for Putin. It's too hard to hide the truth as everyone has cell phone cams these days. Putins is trying like hell though recently limiting the ability of millions of people from being able to leave russia. It's insane. People are trying to get the **** out of there while they still can.

Cutt and others. Here is a 28 minute video clip in ENGLISH about the forced famine in Ukraine in the 30's. Guys like Gaffo would probably deny it even happened. Most people don't even know. Most of my family survived it (including my Father) with a little luck and determination as they had a farm and were able to stash just enough food to survive. Over 10,000,000 people did not.

Ukranians don't need America or the CIA for their survival instincts to kick in. That his pure propaganda by Russia to create an enemy so as to further oppress it's own people and gain more control over their own population.

It all sounds so familiar. Gaffney would have also been on the wrong side of Sudetenland.
I can see him now, waving his little nazi flag and cheering on the Germans, while repeating Goebells' propaganda.

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The Sudeten Germans Peoples Party received both verbal and financial support from Hitler. Hitler had constantly talked about putting all
Germans into one Reich and that no true German would have to live outside of Germany. In 1938, Hitler ordered his generals to start to make plans for the
invasion of Czechoslovakia. He also ordered Henlein and his followers to start to create trouble in the Sudetenland, therefore proving to the outside world
that the Czech government was incapable of maintaining order in its own state. Hitler planned to use this chaos to put his army into the Sudetenland to
restore law and order.

It all sounds so familiar. Gaffney would have also been on the wrong side of Sudetenland.
I can see him now, waving his little nazi flag and cheering on the Germans, while repeating Goebells' propaganda.

Der Gaffo can imagine an elephant in a rat hole, but he can't see the rat.

For a guy who seems to try so hard to understand the truth it's mind blowing that even gaffo has fallen for Putin's paid propaganda machine.

The latest real news is Ukraine forces aka ATO have driven the russian military out of their stronghold Slovyansk. They have controlled that town for a few months now. They moved their headquarters to Kromatorsk. I've read numerous reports that russian troops are starting to refuse to fight and want to go back home but Moscow will not let them back through the border. Many of them have family/friends in Ukraine and don't want to fight or be killed. The russian troops are getting killed by the hundreds per day now as Ukraine has finally taken the gloves off after Putin refused to honor the cease fire. Locals who were not fighting before are now taking up arms killing Russian troops as they walk the streets. There is a reason Ukraine has survived for going on 1,000 years now. The people there are hardcore. Farmers have gone so far as to pitch fork russian terrorists to death who came to their farms to steal food.

I've heard some rumors Canada may step up to the plate and send supplies and fighter jets. Canada has a huge Ukrainian population and is very sympathetic to the terror russia causing in Ukraine.